5 Comments:
1. In 5th grade he had to get glasses because his eyesight was getting worse.
2. Ben also had mentors to inspire him to get from the bottom of his class to the top.
3. The first mentor he had was William Jaeck, his 5th grade science teacher.
4. His second mentor was Mr. McCotter because Ben's opinions mattered to him.
5. His third mentor was Mr. Doakes from Boston, he was Ben's first black male teacher.
4 Questions:
1. Why isn't is mother his first mentor instead?
2. Did his eyesight get poorer from all the reading that he did on his free time?
3. Why didn't he find a mentor at Yale University?
4. Shouldn't Yale University be a good place to find a mentor? There is a lot of very smart professors there...at least I think there are suppose to be...
3 Vocabulary:
1.
2.
3.
2 Literary Terms:
1.
2.
1 Overview:
Ben Carson talks about the mentors he met when he was going to schools and how they had inspired him.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Think Big 2.
5 Comments:
1. Ben Carson admits that Gifted Hands is not about him, it is also about his mother Sonya Carson's influence.
2. Sonya Carson only married at the age of thirteen.
3. His mother was a foster child who had to move from house to house and this made Sonya really wants to take care of her own children because she grew up without parents.
4. Sonya was kind of lost into taking care of everything in the house that she is not really taking her of herself enough.
5. Sonya's husband treated her as if she was a china doll.
4 Questions:
1. Wasn't it only back in Shakespeare's time that people like Romeo and Juliet would get married at the age of 13?
2. What happened to Sonya's real parents, like why was she put up for adoption?
3. Did Sonya get to go to school when she had to move from one foster parent to another?
4. Was Robert Carson's illegal whisky that made Sonya and him divorce?
3 Vocabulary:
1.
2.
3.
2 Literary Terms:
1.
2.
1 Overview:
This part of the book is about Ben Carson's mother, Sonya Carson and how she grew up and what made her keep on trying to influence Ben to do better in life.
1. Ben Carson admits that Gifted Hands is not about him, it is also about his mother Sonya Carson's influence.
2. Sonya Carson only married at the age of thirteen.
3. His mother was a foster child who had to move from house to house and this made Sonya really wants to take care of her own children because she grew up without parents.
4. Sonya was kind of lost into taking care of everything in the house that she is not really taking her of herself enough.
5. Sonya's husband treated her as if she was a china doll.
4 Questions:
1. Wasn't it only back in Shakespeare's time that people like Romeo and Juliet would get married at the age of 13?
2. What happened to Sonya's real parents, like why was she put up for adoption?
3. Did Sonya get to go to school when she had to move from one foster parent to another?
4. Was Robert Carson's illegal whisky that made Sonya and him divorce?
3 Vocabulary:
1.
2.
3.
2 Literary Terms:
1.
2.
1 Overview:
This part of the book is about Ben Carson's mother, Sonya Carson and how she grew up and what made her keep on trying to influence Ben to do better in life.
Think Big 1.
5 Comments:
1. Ben Carson had just moved back to Detroit from Boston for 5th grade and received his report card at his new school.
2. Everyone in his class thought he was the dumbest kid in the class.
3. His mom was not happy to see his report card because his grades were not good but he told his mom that report cards doesn't matter because he did not like school and he thought there was no reason to like school.
4. His mom told him that education does matter because she told Ben that it is the only way to escape from poverty and to be successful.
5. His mom his a single mother raising Ben and his older brother Curtis. His mom knows how important education is because the highest education she got was 3rd grade education.
4 Questions:
1. Why did Ben had to move back to Detroit from Boston?
2. Why was it that his mother's highest education was 3rd grade education?
3. What are parochial schools?
4. Was Ben only made fun of by his classmates in Higgins Elementary School or back in Boston too?
3 Vocabulary:
1. Parochial
2. Reluctantly
3. Practical
2 Literary Terms:
1.
1 Overview:
Ben had just received his report card and his mom took a look at it and was disappointed about the grades that he got and she explain to Ben how important school should be to him, and his mom often talks about importance of education but he never took it into consideration until he went to the library with his brother Curtis and his mom and when he started reading books about animals he liked, he felt smarter.
1. Ben Carson had just moved back to Detroit from Boston for 5th grade and received his report card at his new school.
2. Everyone in his class thought he was the dumbest kid in the class.
3. His mom was not happy to see his report card because his grades were not good but he told his mom that report cards doesn't matter because he did not like school and he thought there was no reason to like school.
4. His mom told him that education does matter because she told Ben that it is the only way to escape from poverty and to be successful.
5. His mom his a single mother raising Ben and his older brother Curtis. His mom knows how important education is because the highest education she got was 3rd grade education.
4 Questions:
1. Why did Ben had to move back to Detroit from Boston?
2. Why was it that his mother's highest education was 3rd grade education?
3. What are parochial schools?
4. Was Ben only made fun of by his classmates in Higgins Elementary School or back in Boston too?
3 Vocabulary:
1. Parochial
2. Reluctantly
3. Practical
2 Literary Terms:
1.
1 Overview:
Ben had just received his report card and his mom took a look at it and was disappointed about the grades that he got and she explain to Ben how important school should be to him, and his mom often talks about importance of education but he never took it into consideration until he went to the library with his brother Curtis and his mom and when he started reading books about animals he liked, he felt smarter.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Bel Canto. 10 [End!]
5 Comments:
1. Mr. Hosokawa is thinking of Carmen, about how she taught him almost everything he needed to know...such as teaching someone how to be perfectly quiet is just not to talk.
2. Mr. Hosokawa probably had feelings for Carmen since he is thinking about all the good qualities of Carmen.
3. It is kind of ironic that Mr. Hosokawa is thinking of Carmen, because the other chapters showed that he seems to like Roxane more, and he never even thought about Carmen before.
4. Mr. Hosokawa is in love with Carmen!! =O
5. Roxane gave Cesar confident not to be shy about his singing.
4 Questions:
1. Why did all of a sudden Mr. Hosokawa turned to Carmen from Roxane?
2. Is Roxane and Cesar going to become a duet together? (Oh..nevermind...Cesar got shot and died...page 313)
3. In the end the very last sentence: " One shot fixed them together in a pariing no one had considered before: Carmen and Mr. Hosokawa, her head just to the left of his as if she was looking over his shoulders."....does this sentence mean at the end they both died?
4. At the end of Bel Canto, everyone basically died?!
3 Vocabulary:
1. Bedlam - a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion [Im guessing similar to a melee?]
2. Meringue - a pastry
3. Concession - a controlling authority
1. "...screaming like a wild animal..." [Simile pg. 312]
2. "One shot fixed them together in a pariing no one had considered before: Carmen and Mr. Hosokawa, her head just to the left of his as if she was looking over his shoulders." [Denouement pg. 313]
1 Overview:
Terrorism became such a big problem that in the end, our main characters all did not have a happy ending...they all died in their own home.
1. Mr. Hosokawa is thinking of Carmen, about how she taught him almost everything he needed to know...such as teaching someone how to be perfectly quiet is just not to talk.
2. Mr. Hosokawa probably had feelings for Carmen since he is thinking about all the good qualities of Carmen.
3. It is kind of ironic that Mr. Hosokawa is thinking of Carmen, because the other chapters showed that he seems to like Roxane more, and he never even thought about Carmen before.
4. Mr. Hosokawa is in love with Carmen!! =O
5. Roxane gave Cesar confident not to be shy about his singing.
4 Questions:
1. Why did all of a sudden Mr. Hosokawa turned to Carmen from Roxane?
2. Is Roxane and Cesar going to become a duet together? (Oh..nevermind...Cesar got shot and died...page 313)
3. In the end the very last sentence: " One shot fixed them together in a pariing no one had considered before: Carmen and Mr. Hosokawa, her head just to the left of his as if she was looking over his shoulders."....does this sentence mean at the end they both died?
4. At the end of Bel Canto, everyone basically died?!
3 Vocabulary:
1. Bedlam - a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion [Im guessing similar to a melee?]
2. Meringue - a pastry
3. Concession - a controlling authority
1. "...screaming like a wild animal..." [Simile pg. 312]
2. "One shot fixed them together in a pariing no one had considered before: Carmen and Mr. Hosokawa, her head just to the left of his as if she was looking over his shoulders." [Denouement pg. 313]
1 Overview:
Terrorism became such a big problem that in the end, our main characters all did not have a happy ending...they all died in their own home.
Bel Canto. 9
5 Comments:
1. Roxane says Cesar sings beautifully.
2. Carmen and Beatriz are cooking dinner for everyone.
3. Every morning Roxane Coss would come downstairs to the piano, but this morning she did not come down to the piano.
4. Another strange thing that was happening around the house was that Mr. Hosokawa was not awake yet, he was still asleep.
5. Kato became a pianist by having lessons from Roxane Coss.
4 Questions:
1. Why is Roxane still not downstairs at the piano yet like she is every morning?
2. Not only Carmen is Roxane's "body guard", she also cooks or is a servant to Roxane Coss?
3. Why is Carmen being mad at Cesar?
4. Oh...is Carmen jealous now because Roxane complimented on that Cesar has a beautiful voice, and that she even touched him on his cheeks?
3 Vocabulary:
1. Imploded - to burst inward
2. Miraculous - performed using supernatural power
3. Indulgence - tolerance
2 Literary Terms:
1. "The sun came pouring in through the windows..." [Metaphor pg. 263]
2. "Except Roxane Coss did not come down to the piano." [Irony pg. 263]
1 Overview:
The morning was starting a bit strange enough on a good day, then it becomes a little bad for Carmen because she got jealous, and then later on, they found out there is a murderer too.
1. Roxane says Cesar sings beautifully.
2. Carmen and Beatriz are cooking dinner for everyone.
3. Every morning Roxane Coss would come downstairs to the piano, but this morning she did not come down to the piano.
4. Another strange thing that was happening around the house was that Mr. Hosokawa was not awake yet, he was still asleep.
5. Kato became a pianist by having lessons from Roxane Coss.
4 Questions:
1. Why is Roxane still not downstairs at the piano yet like she is every morning?
2. Not only Carmen is Roxane's "body guard", she also cooks or is a servant to Roxane Coss?
3. Why is Carmen being mad at Cesar?
4. Oh...is Carmen jealous now because Roxane complimented on that Cesar has a beautiful voice, and that she even touched him on his cheeks?
3 Vocabulary:
1. Imploded - to burst inward
2. Miraculous - performed using supernatural power
3. Indulgence - tolerance
2 Literary Terms:
1. "The sun came pouring in through the windows..." [Metaphor pg. 263]
2. "Except Roxane Coss did not come down to the piano." [Irony pg. 263]
1 Overview:
The morning was starting a bit strange enough on a good day, then it becomes a little bad for Carmen because she got jealous, and then later on, they found out there is a murderer too.
Bel Canto. 8
5 Comments:
1. General Benjamin and Mr. Hosokawa are having a meeting and playing a chess game at the same time. They had been playing for hours.
2. Mr. Hosokawa had loosened up a bit. When guest come over to his place, they were only allowed to limited areas, but now Mr. Hosokawa even put in more chairs in variety of places to allow guest to go around to.
3. Mr. Hosokawa compared to the room he have now to the one he had back in Japan. His bedroom is now so large that in Japan, only a hotel banquet hall, or a opera house would have a room that big.
4. Seeing General Benjamin and Mr. Hosokawa playing chess all the time makes Ishmael wants to play too, but all young terrorists should not ask for more than they already could have.
5. Mr. Hosokawa and Roxane spends most of their times together. They would look at the same things together or Mr. Hosokawa would just stare at Roxane.
4 Questions:
1. Is chess a new game Mr. Hosokawa learned or people do play chess back in Japan?
2. Are Mr. Hosokawa and Roxane together now or they are just there to company each other and nothing more?
3. Does Ishmael really want to play chess that badly? He memorized the chessboard...
4. Why did Mr. Hosokawa limited to the amount of area that his guests are allow to be at? What made him finally decide to open up and allow them to more places?
3 Vocabulary:
1. Pustules - any pimplelike or blisterlike swelling or elevation
2. Conjunctivitis - nflammation of the conjunctiva
3. Cavern - a large underground cave
2 Literary Term:
1. "...that comforting tightness a child experiences when bundled into sweaters and a coat." [Metaphore pg. 228]
2. "Silently, Ishmael memorized the chessboard." [Foreshawdow pg. 230 - shows that Ishmael will probably become a good chess player]
1 Overview:
This chapter is about Roxane and Ishmael watching General Benjamin and Mr. Hosokawa playing a chess game together in his bedroom.
1. General Benjamin and Mr. Hosokawa are having a meeting and playing a chess game at the same time. They had been playing for hours.
2. Mr. Hosokawa had loosened up a bit. When guest come over to his place, they were only allowed to limited areas, but now Mr. Hosokawa even put in more chairs in variety of places to allow guest to go around to.
3. Mr. Hosokawa compared to the room he have now to the one he had back in Japan. His bedroom is now so large that in Japan, only a hotel banquet hall, or a opera house would have a room that big.
4. Seeing General Benjamin and Mr. Hosokawa playing chess all the time makes Ishmael wants to play too, but all young terrorists should not ask for more than they already could have.
5. Mr. Hosokawa and Roxane spends most of their times together. They would look at the same things together or Mr. Hosokawa would just stare at Roxane.
4 Questions:
1. Is chess a new game Mr. Hosokawa learned or people do play chess back in Japan?
2. Are Mr. Hosokawa and Roxane together now or they are just there to company each other and nothing more?
3. Does Ishmael really want to play chess that badly? He memorized the chessboard...
4. Why did Mr. Hosokawa limited to the amount of area that his guests are allow to be at? What made him finally decide to open up and allow them to more places?
3 Vocabulary:
1. Pustules - any pimplelike or blisterlike swelling or elevation
2. Conjunctivitis - nflammation of the conjunctiva
3. Cavern - a large underground cave
2 Literary Term:
1. "...that comforting tightness a child experiences when bundled into sweaters and a coat." [Metaphore pg. 228]
2. "Silently, Ishmael memorized the chessboard." [Foreshawdow pg. 230 - shows that Ishmael will probably become a good chess player]
1 Overview:
This chapter is about Roxane and Ishmael watching General Benjamin and Mr. Hosokawa playing a chess game together in his bedroom.
Bel Canto. 7
5 Comments:
1. The November weather reminded Mr. Hosokawa of cherry blossoms in Kyoto and Roxane Coss of October on Lake Michigan.
2. The name of the vice president that was controlled by terrorist is Vice President Iglesias.
3. Everything in the garden shed were murder weapons.
4. Terrorists are trying to abolish all religions and they religion they especially want to abolish is Catholicism.
5. The terrorists wanted to abolish Catholicism because is was led by La Direccion Autentica instead of La Familia de Martin Suarez.
4 Questions:
1. Why did the terrorists want to abolish all religions?
2. Is Roxane from Michigan?
3. Why were there so many murder weapons in the garden shed, and who do they belong to?
4. If La Familia de Martin Suarez was still leading Catholicism, would the terrorist still try to abolish Catholicism?
3 Vocabulary:
1. Parishioners
2. Implements
3. Commuinion
2 Literary Terms:
1. "Everything in the garden shed was a murder weapon." [Irony pg. 198 - things in the garden shed should be gardening supplies, not murder weapons]
2. "Gen had to admit. The personal feeling of the translator were not the question here" [Irony pg. 213 - Gen is usually needed to be a translator but now he is not needed between two people who cannot communicate well together.]
1 Overview:
This part of the novel is about a conversation Fyodorov is having in confessing his feelings, but what he is saying isn't really making much sense so Gen tries to step in and help, but his translating wasn't needed.
1. The November weather reminded Mr. Hosokawa of cherry blossoms in Kyoto and Roxane Coss of October on Lake Michigan.
2. The name of the vice president that was controlled by terrorist is Vice President Iglesias.
3. Everything in the garden shed were murder weapons.
4. Terrorists are trying to abolish all religions and they religion they especially want to abolish is Catholicism.
5. The terrorists wanted to abolish Catholicism because is was led by La Direccion Autentica instead of La Familia de Martin Suarez.
4 Questions:
1. Why did the terrorists want to abolish all religions?
2. Is Roxane from Michigan?
3. Why were there so many murder weapons in the garden shed, and who do they belong to?
4. If La Familia de Martin Suarez was still leading Catholicism, would the terrorist still try to abolish Catholicism?
3 Vocabulary:
1. Parishioners
2. Implements
3. Commuinion
2 Literary Terms:
1. "Everything in the garden shed was a murder weapon." [Irony pg. 198 - things in the garden shed should be gardening supplies, not murder weapons]
2. "Gen had to admit. The personal feeling of the translator were not the question here" [Irony pg. 213 - Gen is usually needed to be a translator but now he is not needed between two people who cannot communicate well together.]
1 Overview:
This part of the novel is about a conversation Fyodorov is having in confessing his feelings, but what he is saying isn't really making much sense so Gen tries to step in and help, but his translating wasn't needed.
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